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The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Thursday that plaintiffs cannot recover punitivedamages from the state when a law enforcement officer uses excessive force. Punitivedamages are awarded as a way to punish the defendant and to deter that same conduct in the future.
Neither federal law nor Iowa law required vacating $200,000 punitivedamages award simply because the jury awarded zero in compensatory damages: You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link.
The State seeks compensatory damages, penalties for violation of the Consumer Fraud Act, attorneys’ fees, punitivedamages, and costs of suit. The City sought compensatory damages, treble damages under the Unfair Trade Practices Act, equitable relief, attorneys’ fees, punitivedamages, disgorgement of profits, and costs of suit.
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